Dutch Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Wilders was born in Venlo, Netherlands, in the province of Limburg, where he was raised a Roman Cath

Wilders was born in Venlo, Netherlands, in the province of Limburg, where he was raised a Roman Catholic. He received his secondary education at the Mavo and Havo of the "R.K. St. Thomas College" in Venlo. He followed a health insurance course at the "Sti

Was an Early Netherlandish painter from the northern Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire

Was an Early Netherlandish painter from the northern Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire

Is a Dutch reporter and documentary film maker.He started his career in journalism in 1996, at the Z

Is a Dutch reporter and documentary film maker.He started his career in journalism in 1996, at the Zwolse Courant, a local newspaper in Zwolle. At the same time he worked on a freelance base, among other things for the local stations RTV Oost, Omroep Gelderland, and Radio 1. He also wrote for several Dutch magazines: Nieuwe Revu, Kijk, and Voetbal International. Two years later a radio documentary by Lassche about the everyday life on a village of farmers was awarded with the Second prize at RVU-Radioprijs.

Was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Su

Was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the women's 100m backstroke. In 1954 she was named Holland's first female Sportspersonality of the Year. She was born in Hilversum and died in Almere.

Was a Dutch diver and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Sum

Was a Dutch diver and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 she was a member of the Dutch relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 400 metre freestyle event she was eliminated in the first round. She also participated in the 3 metre springboard contest but was also eliminated in the first round.

She was raised in Westouter, a small village in Flanders, North Belgium. She has two siblings: Anne

She was raised in Westouter, a small village in Flanders, North Belgium. She has two siblings: Anne and Kaat. In her current hometown she likes hanging out with her friends and doing yoga, dancing and party-hopping. Her basic musical influences range from the Rolling Stones, the Doors, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Nirvana, Joni Mitchell, Portishead, Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins, and Blondie. Geike is often described as a smart, sweet and open person despite her apparent coldness and ambiguity on stage, though she prefers keeping her private life far from the media.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a judoka from Belgium. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-m

Is a judoka from Belgium. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's half-middleweight category. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she captured a second medal: a bronze one in the same category. She became W

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster (GM).Sosonko moved from the Soviet Union to the Netherlands via Israel

Is a Dutch chess Grandmaster (GM).Sosonko moved from the Soviet Union to the Netherlands via Israel in 1972. He won the Dutch Championship in 1973 and 1978 (jointly).

Is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender.Cla

Is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender.Claeys is a former Belgian international and was capped 10 times. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to R.S.C. Anderlecht and was transferred to K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst on loan.

Is a Belgian footballer currently under contract for K.S.V. Roeselare.Ghesquiere began his career wi

Is a Belgian footballer currently under contract for K.S.V. Roeselare.Ghesquiere began his career with Neuville-en-Ferrain, Lille, Wasquehal and joined in summer 2004 to French top club AJ Auxerre. After five years in France with AJ Auxerre joined back to his homeland Belgium to sign with Cercle Brugge K.S.V.. Ghequière moved in January 2009 from Cercle to K.M.S.K. Deinze who played three games

Is a DR Congo-born Belgian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently on lo

Is a DR Congo-born Belgian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently on loan at English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers from RSC Charleroi. Mujangi Bia emigrated with his family from DR Congo to Zellik, Belgium as a young child. He began his football career on the books of the Brussels-based club Union Saint-Gilloise, before being spotted by Anderlecht. Although one of their academy's most promising players he was released by the club after being caught stealing from them.

Geoffrey Verweij (born 10 August 1982 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer.

Geoffrey Verweij (born 10 August 1982 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer.

Was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1962 until his death.With the death of Duke C

Was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1962 until his death.With the death of Duke Charles Michael on 6 December 1934 his father succeeded as head of the Grand Ducal house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and thus Georg Alexander became heir apparent. On 18 December 1950 his fathers title was confirmed by the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and he was also granted the style Highness. Georg Alexander lived for a time in Ireland before returning to Germany where he worked for an advertisng company.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherl

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A naturalised Dutch citizen, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5 of Holland's games in Lake Placid. He had two assists in 8 games at the World Championships the following year.

Was a Belgian-British zoologist.[1] In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, t

Was a Belgian-British zoologist.[1] In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther and assigned to the task of cataloguing the amphibians in the collection. His position in the British Museum meant that he had to be a civil servant of the British Empire, and so became a naturalized British subject. In 1882 he became a first-class assistant in the Department of Zoology and remained in that position until his retirement in 1920.

A Dutch footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for English Premiership football

A Dutch footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for English Premiership football team Hull City.After playing 70 games for Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam, Boateng completed a £220,000 move to Coventry City in 1998. Under the management of Gordon Strachan he proved himself to be a solid defensive midfielder helping Coventry finish fifteenth in the Premier League.The next season Boateng transferred to Aston Villa for £4.5 million. He proceeded to play 131 matches for Villa including an FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea in 2000. The tough tackling central midfielder then fell out with manager Graham Taylor in the 2001–02 season. That summer he completed a £5,000,000 move to Middlesbrough.

Was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist. He introduced the concept of electron spin, which posits

Was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist. He introduced the concept of electron spin, which posits that electrons rotate on an axis, with Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, for which they were awarded the Max Planck medal in 1964. Uhlenbeck was also awarded the Lorentz Medal in 1970 and Wolf Prize in Physics in 1979.Other important work includes co-inventing the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process which describes Brownian motion of particles in a fluid with friction.

Was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pier

Was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol, modelled in clay or plaster, and cast in bronze.

Was a Dutch painter and photographer.From 1876–1880 Breitner attended the Academy in the Hague whe

Was a Dutch painter and photographer.From 1876–1880 Breitner attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions. From October 1878 till April 1879 he worked as an art teacher at the Leiden academy Ars Aemula Naturae.

Was a Dutch multifaceted social democratic politician (including Minister ), Professor in Leyden , R

Was a Dutch multifaceted social democratic politician (including Minister ), Professor in Leyden , Rector of the Free University of Amsterdam , member of the Council of State , director (including of Humanitas and the Humanist Association ) and one of the founders of management sciences in the Netherlands. In 1937 he succeeded to Kornelis Avenue as mayor of Zaandam in that year and was a member of the Senate for the SDAP . As Labour Minister of Housing and Reconstruction in the cabinet Beel-I and -I Drees and Drees II , he included the Wederopbouwwet achieved.

Is a Dutch filmmaker whose credits include features as well as documentary films.He is best known fo

Is a Dutch filmmaker whose credits include features as well as documentary films.He is best known for directing two versions of The Vanishing, a 1988 Dutch-language release, originally titled Spoorloos, and a 1992 American version. Other feature films directed by Sluizer include Utz (1992), Crimetime (1995), and Dark Blood, which was discontinued and ultimately shelved after the death of its lead actor, River Phoenix.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals.[1][2] He was the President of t

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals.[1][2] He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.[2]

Was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and publisher. Between 1933 and 1941 he was editor in chief of

Was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and publisher. Between 1933 and 1941 he was editor in chief of Volk en Vaderland (People and Fatherland), the weekly journal of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, the movement of Anton Mussert. From 1932 till 1945 he was the owner of the best known National Socialist publishing house in the Netherlands: De Amsterdamsche Keurkamer, where in 1939 he published the Dutch translation of Hitlers Mein Kampf.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.